Seraphine Van Zeler thrives in her double life -- by night, a masked burlesque dancer captivating the high society's elite; by day, a calculating serial killer, cleaning up the deaths of the powerful men who once assaulted her sister -- the very same sister who abandoned her. Every performance, every death cleaned, brings her one step closer to finding her.
Then, one night, an unmasked gentleman places a 5 million bid for a night with her. He loses -- but for reasons Seraphine can't explain, she wishes he'd won. His piercing gaze lingers in her mind, his knowing stare unsettling her in ways she doesn't understand.
By morning, she's in handcuffs, accused of the murders she's spent years cleaning and covering-up in secret. And when she faces her interrogator, she's met with the same unforgettable eyes -- Lucifer Abalkin.
Seraphine denies the killing. But instead of pressing for a confession, Lucifer makes her an offer: become a Grim Reaper for the Hades Organization, work by his side, and he'll set her free.
There's just one catch -- he doesn't just want her as a partner. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚.
Seraphine leans in, smiling against Lucifer's lips. "𝙇𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙧, 𝙡𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡," she says. "𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣? 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙎𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨. 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙡?"
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Writing: April 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Published: May 18, 2025 - October 7, 2025
lucifer, let's make a deal™
the hades folder: file no.3
NEKO
"I know who you really are, Hazy Austria." A confident smirk was plastered on his face as he took a step forward. I took a step back, not wanting to be closer to him.
"I don't know what you're talking about, pier agent." He took a step forward again. I took a step back.
"You can lie to them. But not to me." He took a step forward. I was about to take a step back but I already felt the cold and hard wall on my back. My knees began to tremble. My lower lip quivered. He leaned down, our lips just an inch away.
"I know your secrets. You cannot hide anything from me."
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When Hazy Austria wakes up in the hospital, with bruises all over her body, her feet and hands aching, only one thought forms in her mind.
Damien Ozera.
She remembers everything that happened last night. She was attacked by two strangers in the middle of the farm. She was helpless and defenseless.
Until a guy named Damien Ozera came and saved her like a prince charming does with his princess. She didn't even have any idea on who he is.
She searches for him. She looks for her hero in any way she knows.
But, does she really know what kind of person is Damien Ozera? What if he is not the man she thinks he is?
And what if her desire to be close to him will be the one to put her in danger? To make her a spy in an agency that she has no idea about?
Is she willing to take the risk? Is she willing to risk her secrets she wishes to remain hidden?
This story starts during a cold night that changed the life of an ordinary girl. An encounter that made her agree on putting herself in danger. She has a lot of mysteries and puzzles that no one had ever solved. And only a guy named Damien Ozera will be her undoing.
(Safronov Series #2, a stand-alone story)